Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 27, 2006
Submitted
November 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26674
Aircraft time
46,271 hours, 16,994 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
2A152034946
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lavatory Tank
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LAV K WIRE HARNESS BURNT AT LAV TANK DUMP VALVE CABLE BRACKET. 6-8 WIRES BURNED THROUGH AND BIRDCAGE. WIRING HARNESS WAS CHAFED THROUGH BY LAV TANK DUMP CABLE. HARNESS WAS NOT SECURED PROPERLY AWAY FROM THE CABLE DURING PREVIOUS OVERHAUL. CABLE MOVED EVERY TIME THE TANK WAS DUMPED AND GRIND AWAY AT THE HARNESS UNTIL IT MADE THROUGH THE INSULATION. REPLACED WIRE HARNESS 2 FT PIGTAIL FABRICATED FOR P4 AND P5 TO SPLICE INTO HARNESS. IMPLEMENTED PIGTAIL FABRICATION. PULLED AND COLLARED P34 AV FILL VALVE C-B AND FILL CONTROL LAV CIRCUIT BREAKERS. A NEW STEP ADDED TO ROUTINE CARDS TO INSURE HARNESS IS SECURED AWAY FROM CABLE.